POWER LACES: dictator spent GBP 1.5m on lingerie

ACCORDING to the newspaper Daily Star, North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un ordered officials to import from China, Thailand and the Philippines lingerie worth GBP 1.5m in 2015. The bras, thongs and other items of lingerie were destined for the wives and girlfriends of the ruling élite.

Kim Jong-un, lingerie importer

It is probable that the Commercial Attachés of Western embassies are being asked why their national brands are not being imported.